'Wild Horse Nine'; Gino at the Movies

How's Chris anyway? He's forgetting s**t. He's saying stuff he ain't supposed to be saying. We came here to destabilize your democracy, and it is going great. And who the f**k are you? The CIA? We are the CIA, actually. We're totally the CIA. We're not the CIA. I like Chris. I know it's a sad situation, but he's become a liability. This cast is great. What did you guys say about me, by the way? He's become a liability. No, no. Hey, this revolves around CIA agents Chris and Lee. They face a trust-testing mission from Santiago to Easter Island in the 70s. Wild Horse 9 is in theaters now, and Gino talked to a couple of well-known cast members. Well-known and well-respected. These are actors, if you're a director, you want in your movie, and it's Steve Buscemi and Parker Posey. I don't think you've ever made a bad choice. Tell me about that, Parker. How does that happen? Oh, I thought he was talking to you. Thank you. Um... I've made some bad choices. Thank Yeah, I've had really good luck in my career to, like in this movie, to seemingly just slide into this world and work with this great writer-director. Sure. Yeah, you know, I was in Bangkok doing White Lotus. you. I saw Sam Rockwell. He was prepping to do Martin's movie. I was like, oh, I'd really love to be in that and kind of sulking for a month. And then I get the script in the email, and I'm like, oh, this is wonderful. I was a fan of Martin's from The Beauty Queen of Leenane and Pillow Man and, you know, these writer-directors who have honed their skills as a story maker. There's just nothing better. It was wonderful to read something like this and then to perform it. Just so much fun. And everyone's just so, they love what they do, you know. And Steve, I know you're very humble, but what does it mean to you when Martin says, I want you? It's the greatest feeling in the world. You know, I met Martin. Well, I met him a couple of times over the years, but we never had a chance to talk. But then we hung out together at the Venice Film Festival four years ago when Banshees was there. And we just really hit it off and, you know, went to crash parties, hung out in bars and, you know, said, you know, we really wanted to work together. That happens, you know, at film festivals and then you may never see the person again for the rest of your life. So the fact that he that he followed through on that was just, you know, I was so honored and grateful. I'm telling you what, it looks like an incredible place to film this movie, Gino. Easter Island. Yes, they actually went there instead of going to, you know, putting something in the background that isn't really there. And, you know, the other thing is Parker Posey's she's only in two scenes, but she really makes an impact. For you, Parker, you're acting alone, except for a person for a second. Is that more difficult? No. I mean, this is like, it just felt like doing a play. You know, we were all running our lines. We all loved, you know, we want to do a good job for Martin. We want to deliver good performances because, you know, there's a certain energy of the story and you want to fit in and do a good job. And, um, it felt really like theater. So, you know, when you're on the phone with someone and someone's on the other side of the wall and they're, I mean, I felt really close to him. It didn't, um, I felt like we were in a tennis match or, you know, playing a sport. Um, and every time you do the scene, it comes to life in another way, whether you're being filmed on camera or not. So I was excited to get to go to Easter Island and we did some sightseeing. I was there I was there for eight days. What amazes me, Parker is in two scenes in this movie and I feel like she's, you know, in the whole movie, you know, her character is that strong and I think that's what Martin, you know, yeah, you follow these two leads but it really is an ensemble piece, you know, as you were saying, there's like six characters that you're invested in and it all has to work, you know, and it does and I don't know how Martin did it but he pulled it off beautifully. A lot of Oscars, a lot of Oscars coming out of this movie, no question about it, yes, okay, so I came to you all, and I came to the audience and asked about designs for the Kooky Cookie House shirts, and the shirts are in, and this is the... Long-sleeve t-shirt, people wanted that. Oh, there's more! There's more! Sweatshirt. Children's sweatshirt. Oh, that's adorable. Okay. This is neat. And that's my design, believe it or not. Oh, these are beautiful, Gino. And then there is the adult sweatshirt. And they wanted one in gingerbread colors. So, here we go. These are nice. So, I did a little video and I put it up yesterday. People already went and bought these shirts. I'm so happy. Oh, congrats, man. And here's the key. Good material, Gino. I saw the Wisconsin Winners. Here's the thing. Nobody is making any money on this. There are costs. The house needs to be repainted every year. There's mechanical things that need to be done. I didn't want Shady Lane having to pay that money. All these shirts are only available at Shady Lane Greenhouse. People have gone already. Thank you for supporting it. Genius. Yeah, thank you. Genius, Gino. Beautiful. These are beautiful. Here's the season, too. It is. Exactly right. How's the cookie house doing? It's doing great. Yeah? I was there yesterday. They've repainted a lot of the interior. The robot's head wasn't working so well, but they found a man who could fix the mechanics, and he did that. So the house itself will open November 21st. But I've got email from people around the country. How can I order one? We aren't doing mail order. So if you know someone in Milwaukee, I'm sure they'll make the trip. That's right. Oh, these are great. I feel like, you know, you're part of history here. It meant something to me, and I know what it meant to so many people around this city, and I get that feedback all the time. And, again, I put money into it. I haven't taken any money out of it because I'm not going to. This is for the public and for new generations. Yes, happy to help You know, Thank you. Yeah, thanks for sharing those. Those are great. Those are great. All right, guys, more Real Milwaukee returns after the break. I got to pay for these. I like these.